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19-05-2015

Complex coevolution of depression and health-related quality of life in old age

Auteurs: André Hajek, Christian Brettschneider, Annette Ernst, Carolin Lange, Birgitt Wiese, Jana Prokein, Siegfried Weyerer, Jochen Werle, Michael Pentzek, Angela Fuchs, Janine Stein, Horst Bickel, Edelgard Mösch, Kathrin Heser, Frank Jessen, Wolfgang Maier, Martin Scherer, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller, Hans-Helmut König

Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 11/2015

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Abstract

Purpose

To investigate the coevolution of depression and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in old age.

Methods

In a representative survey of the German general population aged 75 years and older, the course of HRQoL and depression was observed over 4.5 years (3 waves). HRQoL was assessed by the Visual Analogue Scale (EQ VAS) of the EQ-5D instrument, while the Geriatric Depression Scale was used to measure depression. A panel vector autoregressive model was used to account for the complex coevolution of depression and HRQoL. Unobserved heterogeneity was taken into account by taking the first differences.

Results

We revealed a robust negative association between an initial change in HRQoL and a subsequent change in depression score, with substantial sex differences: In women there was a robust association, while in men the significance of this association depended on the model specification. Surprisingly, in the total sample and in both sexes, no robust association between an initial increase in depression and a subsequent change in HRQoL was found.

Conclusion

Findings indicate that the direction of evolution from HRQoL to depression deserves more attention. Furthermore, treatment of depression in late life should aim at improving HRQoL in which remission of depressive symptoms is necessary but not sufficient.
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Titel
Complex coevolution of depression and health-related quality of life in old age
Auteurs
André Hajek
Christian Brettschneider
Annette Ernst
Carolin Lange
Birgitt Wiese
Jana Prokein
Siegfried Weyerer
Jochen Werle
Michael Pentzek
Angela Fuchs
Janine Stein
Horst Bickel
Edelgard Mösch
Kathrin Heser
Frank Jessen
Wolfgang Maier
Martin Scherer
Steffi G. Riedel-Heller
Hans-Helmut König
Publicatiedatum
19-05-2015
Uitgeverij
Springer International Publishing
Gepubliceerd in
Quality of Life Research / Uitgave 11/2015
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-1005-8